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The Melbourne Market Operating Rules ensure the Market remains a safe place for people to visit, work and trade. It is your responsibility to understand and follow these rules, which are enforced through a demerit points system connected to each employer.
Whatever your role, you have a legal duty of care to work in a manner that is not harmful to your health, safety and environment - and/or the health of others, which includes behaving in an orderly manner and keeping the Market a clean workplace.

5. Trading on Market Land

    5. Trading on Market Land

    5.1. Sale, storage, staging, sorting, packing, re- packaging or display of Produce or flowers

    (a) Subject to Rule 5.1

    (b), the sale, storage, staging, sorting, packaging, re-packaging, or display of Produce or flowers may only occur on Market Land wholly within or on a Leased Premises, Unloading Area, Trading Stand, Flower Stand or Unloading Area and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Lease, Licence or Parking Permit. (b) Sorting and repacking of goods must not occur within a Market Vehicle Park.

    (c) Direct Sales may only take place: i) during the times prescribed by the MMA from time to time; ii) in the immediate vicinity of a Trading Stand or within a Leased Premises in the Trading Complex.

    (d) Direct Sales must not take place in the Warehouse Precinct.

    (e) The Tenant or Licensee must at all times prior to the commencement of the Trading Hours confine their activities to their Leased Premises or Licensed Area.

     

    5.2. Delivery of Goods, Produce and Flowers

    A Person must not deliver Goods, Produce or flowers into the Market unless the Goods, Produce or flowers are delivered to a Tenant or Licensee

     

    5.3. Unloading of Goods, Produce or Flowers

    (a) A Person will only be permitted to unload Goods, Produce or flowers for a third party in the Market if:

    i) that Person is an Unloader or an Unloading Agency; or

    ii) that Person is permitted in writing by the MMA to unload Goods, Produce or flowers; or

    iii) the Goods, Produce or flowers fall within the permitted use of the Leased Premises or Licensed Area including any consent or approval given by the MMA.

    (b) A Tenant or Licensee must not unload Goods, Produce or flowers unless:

    i) the Tenant or Licensee is the consignee of the Goods, Produce or flowers;

    ii) the unloading of the Goods, Produce or flowers is carried out at the Tenant’s Leased Premises or the Licensee’s Licensed Area;

    iii) the Goods, Produce or flowers when unloaded are stored or placed within the Leased Premises or Licensed Area of the Tenant or Licensee; and

    iv) all unloading is acknowledged in writing to be undertaken at the sole risk and responsibility of the Tenant or Licensee.


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